The objectives of this study were to evaluate auditory emotion recognition in children with bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) using nonlinguistic vocal and musical stimuli, to compare their performance with that of age-matched normal-hearing (NH) peers, and to examine the relationship between auditory emotion recognition and speech perception.
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Discussion
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Clinicians working with pediatric bilateral cochlear implant users may want to assess auditory emotion recognition as a rehabilitation outcome, though practice changes should await larger confirmatory studies.
Emotion recognition through hearing is critical for children's social development, and understanding how bilateral cochlear implants support or limit this ability can guide pediatric rehabilitation goals and counseling for families.
- 01Study evaluated auditory emotion recognition in children with bilateral (both-ear) cochlear implants.
- 02Both vocal (speech-based) and musical stimuli were used as test materials.
- 03Published in American Journal of Audiology — peer-reviewed audiology journal.
- 04Findings have implications for social-emotional outcomes in pediatric cochlear implant rehabilitation.
- 05Bilateral implantation is the standard of care for eligible deaf children, making this clinically timely.
Children with bilateral cochlear implants can be assessed for auditory emotion recognition using vocal and musical stimuli.
studysupported- PMID
- 42663609
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00266.
- Journal
- American Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Children with bilateral cochlear implants
- Intervention
- Auditory emotion recognition testing using vocal and musical stimuli
Primary outcomes
Accuracy of auditory emotion recognition from vocal stimuli; Accuracy of auditory emotion recognition from musical stimuli